Vacancy Details
Vacancy Summary
SEND Teaching Assistant - Inclusion Base Room
Salary: Band 5 SCP 5-6, £18,831 - £19,472 (Annual full-time equivalent £25,583 - £25,989)
Permanent
Term Time Only (Plus 3 training days)
Monday - Friday 8.15am - 3.15pm
This is a happy and friendly school. Staff have a deep commitment to serving their pupils, families and community. Relationships between staff and pupils and amongst pupils are incredibly positive. Pupils enjoy coming to school and feel safe. They describe their school as caring, fantastic and fun! Pupils learn well and benefit from an ambitious curriculum.
(Ofsted March 2023)
Vacancy Information
We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and compassionate professional to join our SEND Team to:
- Support pupils with a range of additional needs including Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), sensory processing needs, SEMH and communication difficulties
- Play a key role in supporting pupils to regulate, engage and access learning, through structured sensory learning and personalised support strategies
We are looking for someone who:
- Has experience working with children with SEND
- Is patient, calm, adaptive and reflective
- Can provide 1:1 and small-group support, including emotional and sensory regulation strategies and routines
- Can contribute to planning and implementing Individual Education Plans or EHCP targets
- Has some knowledge of sensory regulation strategies and behaviour support techniques
- Has excellent communication and teamwork skills.
The role will involve:
- Supporting pupils with sensory, communication and emotional regulation needs helping them to thrive in a calm, structured environment
- Working closely with the SEND Team, specialist teachers and external agencies
- Working as part of a skilled, motivated and proactive SEND Team
- Further developing a calm, structured and nurturing learning environment to meet the needs of pupils with SEND
- Contributing to the learning journals for pupils with SEND
- Building strong partnerships with pupils, parents and carers
- Intimate care
We can offer you:
- A supportive and inclusive school community
- Ongoing SEND training and professional development
- A well-resourced sensory room environment
- Opportunities to develop specialist SEND skills
- A supportive, experienced and active SEND Team
If you are interested in the above post, please visit our school website to download the application pack - https://www.swainhouse.co.uk/web/job_vacancies/645144
Completed applications should be emailed to Jenny Smith, PA to the Headteacher: jenny.smith@swainhouse.bradford.sch.uk
If you would like to visit the school this can be arranged by contacting the school office or Jenny Smith.
Closing Date: 8am, Monday 18th May 2026
Interview date: Thursday 21st May 2026
Successful candidates will be asked to prepare an interactive story session for a group of 4 pupils with SEND working around Reception level.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK will be required